Born with a mouse in my hand, I've been helping others cope with technology since 1978.

Phillip Vanarsdel

IT Manager/Support Specialist
Art/Design/Marketing/Support

Personal Profile

Simply put, I am a self-motivated, results driven solutions provider whose objective is to help others be self-sustaining and comfortable in the high tech world, while effectively inducing the inception of a smile. I specialize in making others feel at ease with technology, with a proven track record of systematically fine tuning and leaning out processes, as well as reducing costs that successfully deliver increased productivity and vision.

Key Skills

IT & Creative Solutions

Information Security

Art Design and Direction

Communications

Problem Management

E-Commerce & Merchandising

Digital Product and Print Management

Search Engine Optimization & Marketing

Digital & Offset Printing

Email & Social Media Marketing

Work Experience

We are a landscaping company servicing Arlington, TX. We employ young men to learn trades such as manual labor while helping clients learn to love their yard again. Services include (but are not limited to) regular lawn service, fertilization, weeding, planting, cleanup, tree trimming, and more. Check out the website for a free quote.

Job duties include everything you could imagine with being the owner of an e-commerce company. From all aspects of SEO to Merchandising and Art Direction. Owning Polka Dot Design exploits quite a few well-polished skills from digital and offset printing to managing all web servers and cloud based IT services. Daily duties include managing communications, promos, social media marketing, and Fulfillment management as well as eliminating redundancy and waste and leaning out processes.

Job duties include communications via social media as well as the handling and evolvement of the main website and e-commerce store. In addition to this, I take care of the graphics and ad management for marketing ad placement via print and web. #CheerDad

IT Manager at Cockrell Enovation

October 2004 - 2014

Job duties included the installation of all security appliances and on-site web servers for company Files, FTP, MIS, CRM, and E-Commerce storefront solutions. In addition to this would be the installation and support of all company desktop and laptop systems with on-site networking as well as remote accessibility. Management duties included managing a team of employees, cultivating core values as well as management of internal network, wireless networks, security and server-based virus scan to reduce vulnerabilities.

Desktop Publisher at Westbridge Printing

July 2001 - October 2004

Daily duties included troubleshooting and preparing customer files for page layout, output, and print in all Creative Suite and desktop applications for both Mac and PC operating systems.

Desktop Publisher/IT Manager at Print Print

April 1999 - July 2001

Designed and built the (non-existent) internal network and Pre-Press Department. Upon completion, I continued to manage the departments while maintaining daily desktop publishing, pagination, layout, and film output.